John Matuszak Quotes

The main engagement of the writer is towards truthfulness; therefore he must keep his mind and his judgement free.

When something favors France, I say so. When it doesn't, I say so, too.

My job is not to make people happy; it's to tell the truth as I see it.

I can promise to be sincere, but I cannot promise to be impartial.

I make one pledge above all others - to seek and speak the truth with all the resources of mind and spirit I command.

Character is the starting point from which we go on. When I say a man has character, I mean that when you go to that man and say, 'What are the facts in this case?' he will tell you the truth, justly, truly, and wisely as he knows, with the minimum of exhibitionism and the maximum of devotion to the common cause.

Justice is truth in action.

It is not who is right, but what is right, that is of importance.

Among the smaller duties of life I hardly know any one more important than that of not praising where praise is not due.

If you're going to be in the business of news and telling people the truth... you've got to be honest. You've got to have the same rules for yourself as you do for everyone else.

I think that the truth is a really stern taskmistress.

Golf is fundamentally about being honest. I see people hit eight shots and tell me they shot five. I never say a word. It is a reminder to me of what is at stake.

I would rather the man who presents something for my consideration subject me to a zephyr of truth and a gentle breeze of responsibility rather than blow me down with a curtain of hot wind.

If you would be a good judge, hear what every one says.

Disclosure is the antidote to partiality and favor.

If You are a magistrate of standing, commissioned to appease the many, remove stupidity from the record. When You speak, do not lean to one side, beware lest one complain.

I was taught that the search for truth and the search for justice are not incompatible and are, in fact, essential.

The truth matters, and despite my objection to the creation of the Select Panel, as its Ranking Member, I will do all I can to ensure that as long at it continues, it will be as fair, transparent and objective as possible.

We should all be on the same team when it comes to truth and justice.

As for being an objective journalist? That's easy. I want what everyone else wants: the truth.

There's no bias when it comes to facts, and there's no bias when it comes to decency.

We need people in the game to be honest, to call things as they are.

I'm about being honest and knowing that people are watching, and they want to know that I'm asking questions that they want the answers to.

See it all. See it fairly. Be truthful, be sensible and be careful with language. When nothing depends on man, everything depends on him.

I am bound to tell what I am told, but not in every case to believe it.